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OSH Law Primer, Part VIII: The Intersection of Employment Law and Safety Issues

This is the eighth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Transportation Employers, Can You Survive The Federal Audit “Tag Team”?

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are tag-teaming transportation employers. They’ve signed a Memorandum of Understanding in which they agree to share...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOT Proposes to Fine Motor Carriers and Others Who Coerce Drivers to Violate Safety Rules

The Surface Transportation Act currently provides commercial drivers with recourse if they are retaliated against for refusing to violate federal motor carrier safety rules. Earlier this month, the Department of...more

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OSHA Update: More Than Just Safety Investigations in Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints

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Did you know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigates 22 different types of whistleblower complaints? If not, then you may want to become more familiar with the various laws that the OSHA...more

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Ringing in the New Year: A Summary of New California Employment Laws for 2014

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California’s 2012-2013 Legislative Session concluded with the enactment of a variety of new laws that will affect California employers. In light of these developments, summarized below, California employers should review...more

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Whistleblowing Made Easy: OSHA's New On-Line Complaint Procedure Has Gone Live

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") recently made it easier for disgruntled employees to file whistleblower complaints against their current or former employers. Going forward, employees who...more

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Retaliatory Discharge Under Illinois Law: “Public Policy” Strictly Interpreted Once Again

An Illinois state court of appeals recently held that the Cook County Department of Public Health (“Cook County”) was not liable for common law retaliatory discharge because plaintiff/appellant failed to identify a cognizable...more

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